Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytiloida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Genus Lithophaga

Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LithophagaRöding, 1798accepted genus name
Lithophagus orthographic variant
Dactylus Mörch, 1861 synonym
Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857 synonym
Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 synonym
Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) Carpenter, 1856 synonym
Lithophaga (Myoforceps) P. Fischer, 1886 synonym
Lithophagus synonym
Myoforceps P. Fischer, 1886 synonym

Species group names

Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 basionym
Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793 orthographic variant
Lithodomus dactylus Cuvier, 1816 synonym
Lithodomus inflatus Requien, 1848 synonym
Lithodomus lithophagus (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor Pallary, 1900 synonym
Lithophaga mytuloides Röding, 1798 synonym
Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: midhja hurmë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bulgarian: mаlak kаmenoprobivаch; Малък каменопробивач sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: steenmossel
 English: date mussel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Date Mussel sources: Charles Hussey
 French: date de mer
 German: Seedattel; Steindattel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Βάλανος; Πετροσωλήνας; Χουρμάς sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: dattero di mare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: akmengraužis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: daddelmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: или морской финик; камнеточец sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: morski datelj sources: Davorin Tome
 Spanish, Castillian: dátil de mar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: deniz midyesi; taş midyesi; yeşil ağaç salyangozu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Морський фінік

Literature

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.

additional source

Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

additional source

Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.

additional source

Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140459

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Occurrence

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Environment


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Importance

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2008-05-19 by Serge Gofas

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